NOTICE:We are anticipating a high volume of returning members and new applicants due to the Heavensward expansion. In light of this, we are temporarily restricting our open recruitment policy. For the time being, only the following new applicants will be accepted:

1. NeoGAF (www.neogaf.com) Forum Members2. Friends/Family/Acquaintances of NeoGAF Forum Members 3. Friends/Family/Acquaintances of current GAF Free Company Members

ABOUTGather Against Fate is the Free Company established for the FFXIV NeoGAF community on Ultros! NeoGAF is a well known gaming community with members from all over the world. We participate in all functions of the game including dungeons, raids, end game, role playing, and more. Mumble voice communication is available and encouraged but not required. More information is available for registered members in the forums.

While not censored, GAF still aims to promote a safe, positive, friendly, and fun atmosphere for our members. Poor behavior will not be tolerated! Please review our member policy before applying.

If you were previously a member of this Free Company but left to take a break or were removed due to inactivity, you may NOT need to complete this form. All historical membership information is retained. Just follow the instructions below for submitting an in-game application and once we verify your information, we will add you back to the Free Company.

SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION

Please setup your display name as your character name before submitting your application to help us identify you. Follow the instructions below:

1. Open the drop-down menu on your Guildwork username2. Select the 'Settings' option3. Enter your full character name in the 'Display Name' field

Once you have completed and submitted this form, please log in to the game and apply to our Free Company using the in-game application feature.

II. EXPECTED BEHAVIORFree Company members will not communicate information which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, or invasive of a person's privacy. Any such behavior directed at another member of the Free Company is grounds for removal. Everyone should be treated with courtesy and respect.

Sexual, racial, or ethnic slurs will not be tolerated in any form and will be grounds for immediate dismissal from the Free Company. ADDENDUM I: BOTTING/EXPLOITSThis Free Company has a zero tolerance policy against cheating. If you engage in any activities that are considered cheating or in breech of the Square Enix EULA/TOS, you will be dismissed from the Free Company without warning.

An excerpt from the Square Enix EULA for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn:

2.1 Cheating and Botting. You may not create or use any unauthorized cheats, bots, automation software, hacks, mods or any other unauthorized software or hardware designed to modify the Game and gameplay. In addition, you may not take advantage of game system bugs and exploits during gameplay.

ADDENDUM II: RMTThis Free Company has a zero tolerance policy against RMT. If you engage in any activities that are considered RMT or in breech of the Square Enix EULA/TOS, you will be dismissed from the Free Company without warning.

An excerpt from the Square Enix EULA for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn:

2.2 Real Money Trading, Farming and Power-Leveling. You may not sell, purchase or exchange for real-world money or value any in-game currency, accounts, characters, in-game services, or in-game virtual items. You may not play the Game for the purpose of acquiring virtual items or advancement in game play on behalf of a third-party or for the purpose of selling any virtual assets to a third party for real-world money, specifically including "gold-farming" and power-leveling services.

ADDENDUM III: FREE COMPANY CHESTThe items in the Free Company chest are donations to help people. Items are not donated to help people get rich off the generosity of our members. While we've let people off with a warning in the past, the continued abuse of the Free Company chest and thievery may result in demotions or dismissal from the Free Company depending on the severity of the action.

III. DISMISSAL POLICYWe will address issues and grievances on a one-on-one basis. Please report any grievances to our officers. You can send us a private message through the site or talk to us privately in Mumble or in-game. We can't always be online to monitor everything that happens so please keep in mind that you may need to submit evidence or provide names of additional witnesses for action to be taken against another member. WARNINGSTypically, a warning will be issued depending on the severity of the problem. Warnings and offending users will be tracked by Free Company leadership. We will try our best to work out these grievances but repeat offenders may be demoted or dismissed permanently from the Free Company and banned from our Mumble server and website.

You must be logged into Guildwork in order to apply and/or view your application status.